Extracts from reports on the Anderson Case, a court case concerning a slave who had run away from the USA, 1861

(Catalogue ref: TS 25/1134)

We
are of opinion that the Canadian Government is not bound, by the 10 Article
of the Treaty of Washington (9 August 1842) to surrender Anderson; though
demanded by the American Government with all due formalities, under the
provision of the Treaty. The plain meaning of the Article appears to us
to be that the facts proved in support of the particular charge whatever
its nature, must be such facts as if they had occurred in the harbouring
state, would by the law of that State, have warranted the apprehension &
commitment of the perpetrator to take his trial on such Charge.